CHAPTER 8832. MESQUITE GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER
CHAPTER 8832. MESQUITE GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 8832.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2) "Director" means a board member.
(3) "District" means the Mequite Groundwater Conservation
District.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8832.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is created
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to provide for
the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and
prevention of waste of the groundwater reservoirs located under
district land, consistent with the objectives of Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 36, Water Code.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8832.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district includes the
territory in Collingsworth County and any territory annexed by
the district under Section 8832.055 or other law.
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Sec. 8832.004. DISTRICT NAME CHANGE. The board by resolution
may change the district's name.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Sec. 8832.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) Except as
provided by Section 8832.055, the district is governed by a board
of five directors.
(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
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Sec. 8832.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is
divided into five numbered single-member districts for electing
directors.
(b) The board may revise the single-member districts as
necessary or appropriate.
(c) One director is elected from each single-member district. A
director elected from a single-member district represents the
residents and property owners of that single-member district.
(d) Board elections are conducted according to Sections
36.017(b)-(h), Water Code, and the Election Code.
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Sec. 8832.053. ELECTION DATE. A board election shall be held on
a uniform election date in each even-numbered year.
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Sec. 8832.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTION; ELIGIBILITY TO
SERVE. (a) To be qualified for election as a director, a person
must be:
(1) a resident of the district; and
(2) at least 18 years of age.
(b) To represent a single-member district, a director must own
property in that single-member district.
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Sec. 8832.055. COMPOSITION OF BOARD AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
FOLLOWING ANNEXATION. (a) Territory may be added to the
district as provided by Chapter 36, Water Code.
(b) If the district annexes territory, the board may:
(1) add the annexed territory to one or more existing
single-member districts for purposes of electing directors;
(2) redraw the five single-member districts to include the
annexed territory; or
(3) add additional single-member districts for the election of
additional directors.
(c) The district may not contain more than 11 single-member
districts.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
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Sec. 8832.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district may
exercise:
(1) the powers essential to accomplish the purposes of Section
59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
(2) the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and functions
provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, and other laws
of this state relating to groundwater conservation districts.
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Sec. 8832.102. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Except as provided by
this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of
Chapter 36, Water Code, apply to the district.
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Sec. 8832.103. WELL PERMITS. (a) As permitted by Chapter 36,
Water Code, the district may:
(1) require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a
well in a groundwater reservoir in the district; and
(2) issue a permit that includes terms relating to drilling,
equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to prevent
waste or conserve, preserve, and protect groundwater.
(b) The district may not deny an owner of land, or the owner's
heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on that
land or the right to produce groundwater from that well subject
to rules adopted under this chapter.
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Sec. 8832.104. WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION. To minimize as far
as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction
of the artesian pressure, the district as permitted by Chapter
36, Water Code, may provide for the spacing of wells producing
from the groundwater reservoirs in the district and regulate the
production from those wells.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8832.105. LOGS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code,
the district may require that:
(1) accurate driller's logs be kept of the drilling, equipping,
and completion of a well into a groundwater reservoir in the
district; and
(2) a copy of a driller's log and of any electric log that may
be made of the well be filed with the district.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8832.106. SURVEYS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code,
the district may have a licensed engineer survey the groundwater
of a groundwater reservoir in the district and the facilities for
the development, production, and use of that groundwater and
determine the quantity of the groundwater available for
production and use and the improvements, developments, and
recharges needed for the groundwater reservoir.
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Sec. 8832.107. RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING GROUNDWATER
WITHDRAWAL. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district
may carry out research projects, develop information, and
determine limitations, if any, that should be made on the
withdrawal of groundwater from a groundwater reservoir in the
district.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8832.108. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION. As
permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may collect and
preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the
practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir in the
district.
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Sec. 8832.109. CONTRACT FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. As
permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may contract
for, sell, and distribute water from a water import authority or
other agency.
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SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 8832.151. FINANCIAL RECORDS. (a) The district shall file
with the county treasurer of each county in which the district is
located a copy of each audit, board order, or other document
relating to district finances. The copy shall be filed not later
than the 60th day after the date the audit is completed, the
order is adopted, or the other document is finalized.
(b) The county treasurer shall maintain a copy of each audit,
order, or other document at the county treasurer's main office
and shall make the copies available for public inspection during
regular office hours.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.